Malcolm Byrne (Fianna Fail)
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While I agree there is a lot done but more to do, to use that phrase, we do not have a full house today. Some of what I may call the occasional members of our committee and some visitors have not attended. Maybe it is a sign that there is a recognition that things are starting to happen in RTÉ. I may not agree with all of Kevin Bakhurst's approach, but I think in terms of the general approach of the organisation, and what I am hearing today, notwithstanding some of Deputy Griffin's concerns, which I share, things have been turning around.

I have a question for Mr. O'Rourke, and it follows on from sketching out that vision in the digital age and RTÉ moving more to a publisher-broadcaster model and commissioning more from the independent sector. He said it is about quality Irish content. How can we ensure that continues to be the case? At the end of his term as Chair, what sort of organisation does he envisage will be in place, and where does he see the broadcasting landscape in four or five years' time?